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Senators Baldwin, Murray Lead Bill to Protect, Strengthen Women’s Retirement Security

Barriers like pay inequality, time out of the workforce leaves women’s retirement savings lagging behind men’s by 16 percent

Baldwin, Senators Push Back on Trump Administration’s Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans’ Care & Benefits

“We will make sure the public knows the truth – that cutting back to 2019 staffing levels means firing over 18,000 nurses, ten percent of the VA police force, nearly 10,000 schedulers, and more than thirty percent of the Veterans Benefits Administration staff.”

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Cap Prescription Drug Costs

The Capping Prescription Costs Act would cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs per year at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families

Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Introduce Bill to Boost Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertisements

Sen. Johnson Named Chairman of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Baldwin, Shaheen Lead Bill to Make Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Breaks Permanent, Lowering Costs for Millions of Americans

Over 230,000 Wisconsinites benefit from Baldwin-backed enhanced tax credits, saving over $500 on average each month on health care

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Rein in Private Equity in Health Care

Baldwin Calls on Biden Administration to Expand Free IRS Direct File Program

IRS Direct File pilot program saved taxpayers nearly $100 million in refunds and tax preparation fees

Senator Baldwin Honors the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day with Senate Resolution

Baldwin Leads Bill to Support Caregivers and Combat Workforce Shortages

Caregivers are widely underpaid, often living in poverty, leading to chronic shortage in nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Senator Baldwin Leads Bill to Crack Down on Big Corporations Price Gouging Americans

Baldwin, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Safeguard Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Survivors in the Coast Guard

Last year, Baldwin pushed the Coast Guard for accountability for decades-long hidden reports of sexual assault

Senator Baldwin Leads Bill to Expand Affordable Housing, Crack Down on Wealthy Investors Who Buy Local Homes

The Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act would tackle housing crisis by creating millions more homes

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Investigation Into the Transport of Iranian Oil in Violation of U.S. Sanctions

Investigation would enforce U.S.-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil; Iran funds terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas with oil revenue

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling Out Amazon’s Mistreatment of Delivery Drivers

In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 drivers were injured on the job

Baldwin, Warren Lead Group of 38 Senators in Introducing Resolution Affirming Support for Medication Abortion

Action follows this week’s announcement that the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to medication abortion access

Baldwin Leads Legislation to Help Protect Americans from Flu

The flu hospitalizes hundreds of thousands of Americans and causes tens of thousands of deaths each year

Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control

More than two-thirds of voters across parties support birth control pills being sold over-the-counter

Baldwin Calls for Replenishment of Iron Dome and U.S. to Stand Ready to Provide Additional Munitions to Israel

On Anniversary of Tyler Clementi’s 2010 Death, Baldwin, Murray Pocan Renew Push to Pass Anti-Harassment Legislation

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2023 comes as harassment and bullying, especially of LGBTQ+ community, on the rise

Baldwin, Murray, Underwood Lead Bill to Protect Women’s Retirement Security

Women’s financial security lags behind with retirement savings at 83% of male counterparts

Senators Baldwin, Murray Introduce Legislation to Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund

Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act would help women who lack access to abortion care in states like Wisconsin offset the cost of travel-related expenses to get the care they need

Baldwin, Capito, Blumenthal Introduce Dental Care for Our Troops Act

Bipartisan legislation would provide all Reserve and National Guard Members access to premium-free dental coverage

Baldwin Backs Legislation to Protect Americans’ Right to Contraception, Safeguard 60 Years of Settled Precedent

Right to Contraception Act comes as Supreme Court threatens to roll back fundamental rights in the wake of Dobbs decision

Baldwin, Booker Express Concerns about Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Act” and its Devastating Impact on the Ugandan People and Public Health Programs

Baldwin Helps Introduce Legislative Package to End America’s Maternal Health Crisis

The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act includes 13 bills to address the maternal health crisis, including Baldwin’s bill to diversify and grow the perinatal workforce

Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Seek Answers from Credit Card Issuers on Exorbitant Late Fees

“American families have an opportunity to save billions in excessive credit card late fees”

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Kids Online

Bipartisan legislation would require that online platforms provide an environment for kids that is safe by default

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Combat the Child Care Crisis, Support Working Families

Over the last three decades, the cost of child care has increased by 220%

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Ensure Doctors Can Provide Legal Abortion Care

Baldwin Joins Colleagues, Introduces Bill to Fully Fund High Need Schools, Special Education

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to End Corrupt Stock Trading Activities by Members of Congress

70% of American support banning members of Congress from holding individual stocks

Baldwin and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Lower Drug Costs and Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Hikes

Baldwin Leads 22 Colleagues in Calling on FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy

Baldwin, Bipartisan Colleagues Act to Condemn China’s Human Rights Abuses and Support Hong Kong Independence

Baldwin, Colleagues Press Walgreens, Put National Pharmacies on Notice to Ensure Access to Mifepristone

As confusion brews about legal access to mifepristone—a safe and effective drug approved by FDA 20+ years ago—Senators press top pharmacy chains on plans to ensure strongest possible access for patients

Baldwin, Blumenthal Lead 47 Members in Introducing Legislation to Restore and Protect Americans’ Right to an Abortion Nationwide

Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 is the comprehensive response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, would restore reproductive rights to the millions of Americans currently living in states with abortion bans

Baldwin Joins Colleagues, Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Military Hunger

Senators Baldwin, Murphy Lead 32 Colleagues Urging Biden Administration to Limit Availability of Junk Health Care Plans

Junk plans can deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and don’t have to cover essential services like maternity care, prescription drugs, substance use disorder treatment and emergency room care

Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

Bill would end tax incentives for big multinational corporations to ship jobs overseas

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging HHS to Address Repeated Failures at FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes

Letter follows the Reagan-Udall Foundation Independent Report that found FDA’s failures undermine credibility and effectiveness in tobacco product regulation

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Provide Historic, Permanent Investment in Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

The Better Care Better Jobs Act would expand access to long-term care, enabling older adults, people with disabilities to receive quality care and remain in their communities

Senator Baldwin Reintroduces Legislation to Lower Health Care Costs & Expand Access to Insurance for Millions More Americans

An estimated 8.9 million Americans have lower premiums thanks to enhanced tax credits passed in Inflation Reduction Act & the American Rescue Plan Act

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Calling for Southwest Airlines to Answer for Holiday Mismanagement

Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable for Scamming Students

In their letter, the Senators reminded Secretary Cardona that the Department has the authority to hold executives personally and financially liable for their actions

Senator Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Call for Urgent Release of LIHEAP Home Heating Aid

Bipartisan Coalition of 31 Senators Urge Biden Administration to Swiftly Make LIHEAP Funds Available to States

Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President’s Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World

Senator Baldwin, Bipartisan Group Introduce Legislation to Ban U.S. Recognition of Any Ukrainian Territory Annexed by Russia

Senator Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on Russia to Release Brittney Griner From Wrongful Detention

Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA’s Proposed “Life-Saving” Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Senator Baldwin Cosponsors and Supports Passage of Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding

Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Women’s Right to Travel Across State Lines to Seek Abortion Care

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge DHS, FBI to Notify State and Local Law Enforcement of Rising Threats Against Election Workers

Baldwin, Klobuchar Urge Federal Trade Commission to Protect Data Privacy of Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

Senators express concern over data brokers selling personal location data related to abortion services and other family planning care

Baldwin, Colleagues Push Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Crisis, Get Formula on Shelves ASAP

Baldwin and colleagues call on infant formula manufacturers to increase production, prevent future supply chain disruption, and get formula to parents

Senator Baldwin Leads Senate Resolution Commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day

Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzgerald Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter

Letters to seven major manufacturers of naloxone come as the U.S. experienced more than 100,000 overdose deaths in a single year

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend School and Summer Meal Flexibilities to Feed Children

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families

Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Curb Profiteering by Big Oil Companies to Provide Relief at the Pump

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax would protect consumers from giant oil companies taking advantage of world events to jack up prices

Senator Baldwin Cosponsors to Legislation to Cap Insulin Prices at $35 Per Month

“We need to lower costs for people and cap the price of insulin at $35 so millions of Americans have the medicine they need at a price they can afford.”

As Putin’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine Causes Gas Prices to Rise, Baldwin Joins Colleagues to Urge Biden Administration to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Baldwin, Senators Urge DOJ to Investigate Sackler Family Members for Role in Fueling Opioid Epidemic

“Steps to hold Purdue criminally accountable for its actions, but not the Sacklers, suggests dissimilar treatment for similar—or even the same—unlawful conduct,” the senators wrote

Senator Baldwin Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Ease U.S. Export Shipping Backlogs, Boost Wisconsin Exports

Senator Baldwin Calls on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage

The Red Cross declared its first-ever national blood supply shortage this week, posing risk to patients

Senator Baldwin Supports Legislation to Give Every American Lifesaving N95 Masks

More than 50 Democratic Colleagues Sponsor the Masks for All Act in the House and Senate

Baldwin, Colleagues Press Meta on Failure to Address Election-Related Misinformation and Disinformation as Jan. 6 Anniversary Approaches

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Calling For Job Training Investments in Build Back Better Bill

Senators: “As we work to create a Build Back Better package, we urge you to invest in our workforce at a scale that lives up to the commitment we made to workers and businesses across our nation.”

Baldwin, Brown Lead Colleagues in Urging USTR to Support American PPE Production by Ending Tariff Exclusions for PPE From China

Imposing Duties on PPE from China will Restore Vulnerable Supply Chains, Support American Companies that Retooled Their Production Facilities to Increase Production of Life-Saving Products

With Temperatures Forecast to Fall and Energy Costs Projected to Rise, Baldwin Calls for Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help

38 Senators urged the Biden Administration to swiftly make LIHEAP funds available to states

Baldwin Supports Introduction of Legislation to Curb Youth E-Cigarette and Tobacco Use

More than 2 million youth used e-cigarettes in the past year & majority use flavored e-cigarettes

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Reintroduces Bipartisan National Scenic Trails Parity Act

This bipartisan legislation will provide Wisconsin scenic trails with improved management and access to additional funding

Baldwin Joins Introduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging the Department of Education to Continue to Bolster Federal and State Oversight of Student Loan Servicers

Growing markets offer export opportunities

Baldwin Calls For Rejecting Purdue Pharmacy Bankruptcy Plan

Plan shields Sackler family, gives top company executives $5.4 million in bonuses.

Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Women’s Health Protection Act to Protect Equal Access to Reproductive Rights Nationwide

Legislation would safeguard against anti-abortion laws like Mississippi’s 15-week ban to be argued in front of the Supreme Court next year

Senator Baldwin Supports Introduction of Safe Gun Storage Act

Senator Baldwin, Congresswoman Jayapal Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Reverse Trump Administration Move to Silence Workers in Corporate America

EMPOWERS Act Allows Retirement Savers to Set Binding Proxy Voting Guidelines

Baldwin Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bill to Expand Emergency Broadband Benefit Access

New legislation builds on program that provides support to working families to access the internet; Aids workers and families that need broadband to find jobs and access health care, education and other services; Improves coordination and speeds up benefits

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Sherrod Brown Call on President Biden to Prioritize American Companies for Projects Funded by the American Rescue Plan

Baldwin Bill Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxins

U.S. service members exposed to cancer-causing toxic materials at horrific air base.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Colleagues to Call on Biden Administration to Fully Fund Community Development Block Grant Program

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Ami Bera and Scott Peters Introduce New Bicameral Legislation to Track Coronavirus Variants

Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act Supports President Biden’s American Rescue Plan With Investment in CDC

Baldwin Helps Introduce Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $15

The Raise the Wage Act would boost wages for nearly 32 million Americans

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces New Legislation to Reverse Trump Administration Move to Silence Workers in Corporate America

EMPOWERS Act Allows Retirement Savers to Set Binding Proxy Voting Guidelines

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Information from FBI and DHS On QAnon Threat Posed To America And Abroad

Baldwin Joins Colleagues to Write To FBI Director Wray And Deputy General Counsel Maher At DHS Asking For A Written Assessment On The QAnon Threat To America’s Democratic Institutions And Contribution To Hatred Here And Overseas

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Robust Funding for State and Local Governments to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

Public health experts have estimated that a minimum of $8.4 billion is needed for COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts

Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Administration to Send Medical Staff to Support States with Rise in Coronavirus Infections

This week hospitalizations due to coronavirus infection peaked in at least 22 states, and 23 states currently have over 1,000 patients hospitalized with coronavirus (COVID-19) infections

Senator Baldwin to Attorney General William Barr: Stop Efforts to Gut the Affordable Care Act in Court

As Supreme Court ACA Hearing Approaches and Republicans Ram Through a Supreme Court Nominee in an Illegitimate Process, Democratic Lawmakers Highlight How Overturning the ACA Will Impact Health Coverage for Millions of Americans, Including Those Who Contract COVID-19.

Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce COVID-19 Relief Bill to Support Small Businesses

Baldwin Seeks Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help

40 U.S. Senators Urge Trump Administration to Make LIHEAP Funds Available to States

Baldwin, Brown Blast Trump Administration For Failing To Protect Workers

Senators: DOL’s Recently Imposed Fines on Employers for Failing to Protect Their Workers from COVID-19 are Inadequate

Baldwin Calls On Republicans to Stand for Science, Support Bill to Stop Trump Administration’s Political Interference in COVID-19 Response

Democrats introduce legislation to fight political interference in the COVID-19 response following barrage of alarming instances of Trump administration meddling in scientific work

Baldwin Leads Colleagues to Urge Judge to Reject $3.5 Million Bonus for CEO of Bankrupt Purdue Pharma

Executives Involved in Wrongdoing Should Not be Paid Before Families Devastated by the Opioid Company's Actions, Senators Say

Baldwin to FDA: Maintain Public Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions by Making Reviews Transparent

"Full transparency throughout the review and authorization process is essential to countering real or perceived politicization and building public confidence in any approved vaccine."

Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Postmaster General to Immediately Reverse Operational Changes to the U.S. Postal Service Causing Delays of Critical Medications to Americans

Senators: "We continue to have grave concerns regarding widespread delays in the delivery of critical medications that millions of Americans rely upon every day."

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces New Legislation to Support Millions of Americans Who Have Lost Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

Over Six Million Workers Have Lost Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Push for Answers on Administration’s Implementation of the Payroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees, Service Members

“Federal workers and service members should not be used as pawns for a payroll tax scheme that many private sector employers are unlikely to join and where key questions remain unanswered.”

Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on VA Secretary Wilkie to Provide Coverage for Telehealth Services for America’s Veterans During the Pandemic